The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-08


THE southern newspapers that have
set up howl about destruction wrought
by Union generals during the war have
probably struck the democratic key
note for the next national campaign
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
AND now Burlington people have
raised $1,000 for the "support of
baseball club" If they had started
subscription for the relief of poor
widow and fourteen orphan children
they could not have raised one-quarter
of that sum.
SWITZERLAND has voted two to one
to place the manufacture and sale of
spirituous liquors solely within the
hands of the government, making it an
exclusive government monopoly. The
popular vote was 252 900 in favor to
127 900 opposed.
THE French have apparently allowed
themselves to be bullied by Germany
in removing General Boulanger from
the war department, and the Germans
are rejoicing over his downfall. But
the French are tickle and Boulanger
will be restored in due time.
CANADA favors reciprocity, but, in
Hibernian phrase, she wants it all on
one side. That is to say, she would
like to have the United States do the
square and generous thing, and then,
for herself, she will reciprocate by do
ing just as she pleases.-N. Y. Herald.
THE Ottawa Free Press reads little
lecture to the intense loyalists of Can
ada who dub as rebels those who differ
with them. "The men," it says, "who
are the rebels of one generation are
generally the statesmen and patriots of
the next" How about jeff. Davis and
some others?
A FEW years ago the idea was laughed
at that cars might some day be run by
means of electricity. But to-day there
are eleven successful electric railways
in operation in Europe, most of them
in Germany, and eleven in this coun-
try, besides twelve more either in the
process of construction or contracted
for.
HERE is the duke of Rutland, in a
highly civilized country, hanging to
the use of old-fashioned oil lamps and
forbidding the use of gas anywhere in
Belvoir Castle; and there is the palace
of the Mikado brilliantly lighted with
electricity, and the city of Toxic
contracting for the electric lighting of
its streets.
THE birds are the farmers natural
helpers in the warfare against insects.
They have their methods and ways
which man cannot employ, and which
in their untiring watchfulness proves
more effective than all the arts of man
brought to bear. In the light of these
facts, we say, spare the birds.-LeWis-
ton Journal
IT is estimated that the loss in wages
incurred by the 1000 idle men in
Chicago is about $1,000,000, which is
likely to be greatly increased before
the contest is ended. But that is not
all of the loss. The paralyzation of
the building industry for the same
time is no inconsiderable item of the
same character.
ONE of the causes which helps to de-
feat all measures for the protection of
workmen is the vast flow of immigrants
from all the world. Great steamship
lines have furnished swift and cheap
transportation by which Europe can
unload her surplus laborers, her aged
and feeble, her paupers and her
criminals upon this country.
The report comes from London that
Minister Phelps has issued a general
order in London declaring that here
after he will permit no Americans to
be presented to the Queen except those
who represent " the best American
families" This seems incredible, and
yet it is quite in harmony with Mr..
Phelps inclination to snobbery.
If the boastings of the French and
German papers in regard to the high
military efficiency of their respective
nations in men, arms, etc., are well
founded, the next war between them is
likely to be short one, as all the SOL
diers on both sides would probably be
killed or disabled in two or three en-
gagements, and so end hostilities.
IT is now claimed by experts who
have investigated the matter that the
amount of money saved to the govern
ment by the consolidation of the inter-
nal revenue districts will be very small,
if indeed there be any saving at all so
that the laudation which the President
has received from certain democratic
papers for his " economical act +" is
very far-fetched.
Mr.. BLAINE may be the republican
candidate for the presidency and he
may not. Predictions are not in order
just now. If he is nominated he has
certainly demonstrated beyond all per-
adventure that he will be a strong can
didate. Should his health permit, and
should it seem certain that he can carry
the electoral vote of New York, it
looks very much at the present time
as if he would be northumberland
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